Blog Posts in December, 2012

Posted By The Dunnion Law Firm || 18-Dec-2012

On an early spring afternoon, our client was driving her Toyota Prius on a remote Madera County road when she saw the most frightening sight in front of her: a vehicle heading directly towards her, with no sign of its driver. Our client slammed on her brakes in an attempt to avoid the driver-less vehicle, and at the same moment the defendant driver, who had bent down to pick up something on the ...

Posted By The Dunnion Law Firm || 17-Dec-2012

A family was going to Las Vegas for a week long vacation. Mom, Son, Daughter in law, Aunt, and two cousins were taking turns driving and enjoying the escape from the pressures of everyday life and looking forward to making great new memories. Suddenly, a blowout on I-15 north of Barstow, California, and this anticipated week long dream instantly changed into a nightmare as the family’s ...

Posted By The Dunnion Law Firm || 15-Dec-2012

Dunnion’s client was commuting to work with friends when they were broadsided by a driver who ran a stop sign. Dunnion’s client spent a week in the hospital recovering from internal injuries and was off work for several weeks. Fortunately, the adverse driver had insurance coverage and Dunnion was able to secure the limits of that coverage for its client, pay costs, fees, and all the ...

Posted By The Dunnion Law Firm || 14-Dec-2012

A Fresno area nursing home resident who was also blind and paralyzed, was dropped by nursing home employees. He suffered a broken leg, but his complaints of pain were ignored. When the home finally discovered the injury, they sent him to the hospital. He refused to return to the nursing home and contacted The Dunnion Law Firm to represent his interests in his claim against that nursing home. The ...

Posted By The Dunnion Law Firm || 14-Dec-2012

A San Jose man was walking to the store as he did each week. When the light turned green and the "walk" sign flashed to walk, he began crossing the street in the crosswalk. An inattentive driver coming the opposite direction made a left turn and ran down the man with a half ton van knocking him to the ground making him hit his head on the ground. The man was disoriented and embarrassed ...

Posted By The Dunnion Law Firm || 13-Dec-2012

th birthday–the youngest child and only boy in his family. It took several weeks for the autopsy report to come back, but once it did, showing drowning as the sole cause of death, the Dunnion Firm presented an immediate demand for the limits of the homeowners’ policy. The carrier argued that the hosts had not taken their eyes off the kids for more than three minutes, but Dunnion ...

Posted By The Dunnion Law Firm || 12-Dec-2012

Me-n-Ed’s Coney Island Grill prides itself on its good food and fun environment, but on a rainy November day in 2010 it was the beginning of a nightmare for one customer. She and a friend stopped by Me-n-Ed’s at the River Park Mall in Fresno, CA, for a quick meal before heading to the movie theater. However, it began raining outside, and restaurant staff unfortunately failed to take ...

Posted By The Dunnion Law Firm || 11-Dec-2012

A 57 year old retired contractor from Fresno was riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle in the vicinity of Caldwell Avenue in unincorporated Tulare County on October of 2011 at 5 P.M when his life dramatically changed forever. As he approached an intersection below the posted speed limit of 55 MPH, he observed he had the right of way and the intersecting street was controlled by a stop sign. He ...

Posted By The Dunnion Law Firm || 8-Dec-2012

When a Bakersfield woman with no health insurance was involved in an automobile accident and desperately needed care, The Dunnion Law Firm stepped in and was able to get her to the treatment she needed. She was able to receive epidural steroid injections for her pain, which she would not have been able to do otherwise. The Dunnion Law Firm obtained the policy limits of $50,000 and aggressively ...

Posted By The Dunnion Law Firm || 5-Dec-2012

A Visalia building supplies executive was injured in a head-on accident that he did not cause. When he was brought to the emergency room, the doctors could not initially determine if his neck was fractured in the accident. After a second visit to the emergency room, a radiologist found evidence of a non-displaced, slight fracture. However, when the man saw his own neurosurgeon days after the ...

Posted By The Dunnion Law Firm || 4-Dec-2012

Dunnion’s client was walking across a busy avenue at night. She got to the middle of the street and paused on the center line to let traffic pass when she was suddenly clipped by a motorist who did not stop to render assistance. Her medical bills were considerable–in excess of the $50,000.00 uninsured motorist policy she had the foresight to purchase. Dunnion was able to work with all ...

Posted By The Dunnion Law Firm || 4-Dec-2012

A 29 year old Hollister mother and children’s clothes store clerk, found herself, while a passenger, in a terrifying head-on car accident on the freeway. Her former friend and driver of the car, failed to keep a safe speed and lost control of her vehicle, veering into opposing traffic. The young Hollister mother thought she and her small son would not survive the crash. She was transported ...

Posted By The Dunnion Law Firm || 3-Dec-2012

A 37 year old college student attending the College of the Sequoias in Visalia, California, was mauled in the face by her neighbors Pit Bull. She had returned home from school in the early after noon hours and opened the garage door at her home to let her three small Chiwawa dogs out into the back yard. She went back into the garage through the side door intending to enter the residence. Suddenly, ...

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